Industry News – Page 175
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NewsDefence calls on commercial world for help
The defence forces are, says Chris Broadbent of the UK’s Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), looking toward the commercial world to help them with a very large fuel bill.
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NewsRemembering the Alum Chine disaster
March 2013 sees the centenary of the SS Alum Chine tragedy which claimed the lives of more than sixty people, writes Lee Middleton. Just like today, it can be hard to find out exactly what happened.
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Sea-Fire in Portugal
Marine fire suppression technology specialist Sea-Fire has added Previnave of Portugal to its team of distributors.
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NewsCTruk invests in Kudos software
SOFTWARE: Brigtlingsea based high speed marine craft builder, CTruk Boats, has invested in Devon based marine software company, Kudos’ Workshop + software for its shipyard, in a bid to effectively manage thousands of stocked parts.
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NewsNordic Yards to build transformer platform
German maritime project manufacturer, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract with global power transmission company, Alstom Grid, to build an offshore transformer platform.
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NewsECDIS training available in India and the Philippines
Global maritime safety company, Furuno, has set up two new training facilities in India and the Philippines.
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WTO take-off
Russia has become the second most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling.
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NewsThe importance of communication
Mal Stein of UK based marine electrical engineering specialists SeaKing knows the importance of communications.
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NewsVideotel responds to changing piracy patterns
UK maritime training provider, Videotel, has updated its ‘Piracy and Armed Robbery’ training programme in response to the change in piracy patterns throughout the world.
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NewsSuSy awakens ship stability possibilities
The pan-European SuSy (Surfacing System for Ship Recovery) consortium has recently completed a successful set of sea trials at Chalkis shipyard in Greece.
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NewsUKHO warns against counterfeit nautical charts
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has issued a warning over counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help the maritime industry to identify genuine Admiralty products.
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NewsKewatec pilot boats for Swedish Maritime Agency
Finnish boatbuilder, Kewatec AluBoat, has signed a deal with the Swedish Maritime Agency to build a series of fast pilot vessels.
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NewsRiffgat windfarm topside installed
The installation of the topside for the Riffgat offshore windfarm, located North West of German Island, Borkum, has been completed.
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NewsPrivate equity buyout for Cosalt Offshore
The Scottish and Norwegian operations of Cosalt Offshore have been acquired by private equity group, NBGI Private Equity, an investor in the Aberdeen based ATR Group.
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NewsIHC Merwede launches new cutter dredger
Netherlands based dredger builders IHC Merwede has launched the first IHC Beaver 65 DDSP at its Sliedrecht shipyard.
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NewsItaldraghe dredger on pontoon at Seawork commissioning in the UK
The first Marina Master dredger from Italian manufacturer Italdraghe will be moored on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2013.
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NewsIndustry alliance membership grows
World Ocean Council (WOC) membership has surged over the past 12 months, with more than 25 new members joining, says the ever the growing international cross-sectoral ocean business alliance.
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Drew Marine acquisition
Drew Marine has completed the acquisition of Alexander/Ryan Marine and Safety Inc., and it will join the organisation under the name Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety division of Drew Marine.
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NewsDamen Group acquires Shipdock
Shipdock, a well known Dutch shipyard group with roots dating back to 1877, has been acquired by the Damen Shipyards Group.
